Military representatives attributed the successful reduction of violence and casualties directly to the troop surge.

But to stop President Bush's proposed troop surge, Congress doesn't have to do anything.

Kennedy was the first Senator in the 110th Congress to propose legislation opposing the troop surge.

She opposed the troop surge in February 2007.

January 10, 2007: Bush officially announces the troop surge.

Romney supported the invasion of Iraq and the "troop surge".

He also described what he saw as the success of the 2007 troop surge.

With the troop surge into Afghanistan, the need for language support increased.

Obama and Brown backed a troop surge to quell violence.

Hunter has announced his support for the troop surge earlier in 2007.